Reflections on the Nigerian Civil War: Facing the Future

Uwechue, Raph

doi:10.2307/217006

The International Journal of African Historical Studies

1973

DOI: 10.2307/217006

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Reflections on the Nigerian Civil War: Facing the Future

Raph Uwechue¹

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Mass Media and the Search for Transitional Justice in Nigeria

Kur¹,

Melladu²,

Nyekwere³

2013

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The concept "transitional justice" describes a policy that corrects past wrongs of a country by identifying and punishing perpetrators of the wrongs. Transitional justice systems have enabled many countries of the world to effectively deal with national challenging issues similar to those of Nigeria such as corruption, injustice, bad governance, human rights abuse, internal conflicts (ethnic, religious, communal, sectional in nature, etc), intolerance, and dysfunctional multiculturalism. There is the urgent need for a system of transitional justice in Nigeria to assist address the above challenges and more that stand in the way of the country's development. The mass media, as a social institution expected to contribute to the smooth running of the society, have a crucial role to play in the establishment and sustenance of a system of transitional justice in Nigeria. This article articulates a realistic role for the mass media in this regard. This role is in the form of advocacy journalism, agenda setting, community broadcasting and the effective use of new media. The articulation takes into cognizance the hostile operational environment and challenges confronting mass media practice in Nigeria, and suggests that for the mass media institution to effectively discharge this role, it has to distance itself from unprofessionalism and unethical practices, train and retrain journalists for this task, and imbibe the culture of investigative journalism and democratic approaches to mass media operation.

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Mass Media and the Search for Transitional Justice in Nigeria

Kur¹,

Melladu²,

Nyekwere³

2013

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An Emerging Literature: Studies of the Nigerian Civil War

Wiseberg¹

1975

African Studies Review

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Effect of Jigsaw Technique and Gender on Students’ Attitude to Ethnic Integration and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Olukayode¹,

Salako²

2014

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The growing spate of ethno-religious crises and insurgency that characterizes Nigerian polity has been traced to inadequacies in the integration policies of the government. These situations have resulted in loss of several lives and unquantifiable psychological and material damages. However, the situations could improve through the use of effective teaching strategy which could restructure the prejudiced minds of students and encourage respect for other cultures. Therefore, the Jigsaw technique has been identified as a useful cooperative learning strategy that could be used for promoting national unity through education. The use of Jigsaw technique could discourage discrimination and promote mutual respect for other cultures. This study, therefore, examined jigsaw technique as an effective approach for ethnic integration and sustainable development in Ogun state, Nigeria. Two null hypotheses were generated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a pretest-posttest, control group, quasi experimental design. A 30 item achievement test was administered on 126 junior secondary school students selected from two secondary schools in the southwest region of Nigeria. Data were analysed using analysis of co-variance. The findings of this study revealed that jigsaw technique benefited students who form jigsaw group (experimental group) than the conventional learning group (control group). Based on these findings, it is suggested that jigsaw technique should be used to complement the conventional lecture method as this could promote unity and peaceful coexistence among students. This could further translate into better integration and sustainable development in Nigeria.

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Reflections on the Nigerian Civil War: Facing the Future

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Mass Media and the Search for Transitional Justice in Nigeria

Mass Media and the Search for Transitional Justice in Nigeria

An Emerging Literature: Studies of the Nigerian Civil War

Effect of Jigsaw Technique and Gender on Students’ Attitude to Ethnic Integration and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

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